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Absence of Wolbachia endobacteria in the human parasitic nematode Dracunculus medinensis and two related Dracunculus species infecting wildlife

Parasites & Vectors, 2014
Background Wolbachia endosymbionts are a proven target for control of human disease caused by filarial nematodes. However, little is known about the occurrence of Wolbachia in taxa closely related to the superfamily Filarioidea.
Jeremy M Foster, Frédéric Landmann, Louise Ford, Kelly L Johnston, Sarah C Elsasser, Albrecht I Schulte-Hostedde, Mark J Taylor, Barton E Slatko   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Wolbachia affects mitochondrial population structure in two systems of closely related Palaearctic blue butterflies

Scientific Reports, 2021
The bacterium Wolbachia infects many insect species and spreads by diverse vertical and horizontal means. As co-inherited organisms, these bacteria often cause problems in mitochondrial phylogeny inference.
Alena Sucháčková Bartoňová, M. Konvička, J. Marešová, M. Wiemers, Nikolai Ignatev, N. Wahlberg, T. Schmitt, Zdeněk Faltýnek Fric   +7 more
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Filarial and Wolbachia genomics [PDF]

Parasite Immunology, 2012
SummaryFilarial nematode parasites, the causative agents for a spectrum of acute and chronic diseases including lymphatic filariasis and river blindness, threaten the well‐being and livelihood of hundreds of millions of people in the developing regions of the world.
Alan L. Scott, Catherine B. Poole, Thomas B. Nutman, Jeremy M. Foster, Elodie Ghedin, Barton E. Slatko, Larry A. McReynolds   +6 more
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Phenotypic Response of Wolbachia pipientis in a Cell-Free Medium

Microorganisms, 2020
Wolbachia, an obligate intracellular bacterium estimated to infect millions of arthropod species worldwide, is currently being utilized in novel control strategies to limit the transmission of Dengue and Zika viruses.
Alyssa M. Krafsur, Arnab Ghosh, Corey L. Brelsfoard   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evolutionary Ecology of Wolbachia Releases for Disease Control.

Annual Review of Genetics, 2019
Wolbachia is an endosymbiotic Alphaproteobacteria that can suppress insect-borne diseases through decreasing host virus transmission (population replacement) or through decreasing host population density (population suppression).
Perran A. Ross, M. Turelli, A. Hoffmann
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Designing effective Wolbachia release programs for mosquito and arbovirus control.

Acta Tropica, 2021
Mosquitoes carrying endosymbiotic bacteria called Wolbachia are being released in mosquito and arbovirus control programs around the world through two main approaches: population suppression and population replacement.
Perran A. Ross
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Comparative genome analysis of Wolbachia strain wAu [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Wolbachia intracellular bacteria can manipulate the reproduction of their arthropod hosts, including inducing sterility between populations known as cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI). Certain strains have been identified that are unable to
Harris, Simon R., Parkhill, Julian, Sinkins, Steven P., Sutton, Elizabeth R.   +3 more
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Multiple Wolbachia strains provide comparative levels of protection against dengue virus infection in Aedes aegypti

PLoS Pathogens, 2020
The insect bacterium Wolbachia pipientis is being introgressed into Aedes aegypti populations as an intervention against the transmission of medically important arboviruses. Here we compare Ae.
Heather A. Flores, Jyotika Taneja de Bruyne, Tanya B O'Donnell, Vu Thi Tuyet Nhu, Nguyen Thi Giang, Huynh Thi Xuan Trang, Huynh Thi Thuy Van, Vo Thi Long, Le Thi Dui, Huynh le Anh Huy, Huynh Thi Le Duyen, Nguyen Thi Van Thuy, Nguyen Thanh Phong, Nguyen Van Vinh Chau, Duong Thi Hue Kien, Tran Thuy Vi, B. Wills, S. O'Neill, C. Simmons, L. B. Carrington   +19 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Evolutionary biology and genetic techniques for insect control [PDF]

, 2015
The requirement to develop new techniques for insect control that minimize negative environmental impacts has never been more pressing. Here we discuss population suppression and population replacement technologies. These include sterile insect technique,
Bolton, Michael, Chapman, Tracey, Leftwich, Philip   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Winter fruit contribution to the performance of the invasive fruit fly Drosophila suzukii under different thermal regimes

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Highlights: The contribution of winter and early spring‐available fruit (Aucuba japonica, Elaeagnus ×submacrophylla, and Viscum album) to the performance of D. suzukii depended on their P:C ratio and biophysical properties Even though D. suzukii performance was the lowest in A.
Jordy Larges, Gwenaëlle Deconninck, Romain Ulmer, Vincent Foray, Nathalie Le Bris, Marion Chorin, Hervé Colinet, Olivier Chabrerie, Patrice Eslin, Aude Couty   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source